⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 6:24 · DEN 26-6 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 6:44 · DEN 108-77 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q2 4:58 · DEN 56-37 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 6:24 · DEN 75-59 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 19
Q4 5:04 · DEN 110-91 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 11:32 · DEN 0-0 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q1 7:24 · DEN 13-3 NY
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:01 · DEN 32-12 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
